“Please note that our department, along with others across the university, is currently transitioning from WebSTAC to Workday Student. As a result, information regarding WebSTAC may be subject to change. Beginning in August 2025, all payments will be conducted in Workday Student.”
Tuition payment Information
Yes. A monthly payment plan can be arranged, dividing the semester’s tuition and fees balance into 5 monthly installments. Reach out to CFU Student Accounting / Billing to set up or change a payment plan.
You may view your student account balance in WebSTAC. A number in black represents a debit or charge, while a number in red represents a credit to the account.
You may pay your bill through CashNet or through wire transfer as directed by WebSTAC.
A hold may be placed on your student account for a variety of reasons, such as an overdue tuition balance, a returned check, missing medical forms, or repeated parking infractions. Account holds may impact your ability to access online registration functions such as adding, dropping, or changing the grade option for courses. You may find contact information for offices responsible for specific types of holds here.
Students who withdraw during any given semester are still responsible for their full tuition bill. The date on which the leave is approved determines how much, if any, of the student’s financial aid may be refunded. Additionally, any refundable amount used to pay tuition and fees, including but not limited to federal loans and scholarship, is returned to the appropriate financial aid sources.
You may find a calendar denoting how much you may receive in a refund at this link.
Applying for scholarships and financial aid
All applicants who complete the Scholarship Consideration Form during their initial application process are considered for Brown School scholarships as a part of their admission offer. Scholarships are awarded by a combination of merit- and need-based factors that recognize the variety of strengths, experiences, endeavors, and personal histories. All Brown School scholarships are “flat dollar”, partial tuition awards that are allocated evenly across each semester of a student’s program. Students receive notification of these scholarship awards when they receive their letter of admission.
Please note that all Brown School scholarships are awarded at the fullest possible amount at the time of admission, thus providing admitted students with a complete account of the institutional funding available to them while they make their enrollment decision. Therefore, any award offered in your decision letter is final, and the Brown School is unable to offer additional scholarship funding after an admissions decision has been made.
The Brown School does not offer full-tuition scholarships – all our institutional scholarships are partial. We encourage you to fully research your scholarship options.
U.S. citizens and eligible noncitizens may complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each academic year. Our FAFSA school code is 002520.
If you have any questions about filling out a FAFSA, you may contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) via phone at 1-800-433-3243.
Students must reapply for financial aid each academic year at the institution where they plan to be enrolled. The Renewal FAFSA carries forward many details from the previous year and allows students to reapply without filling out the whole application again.
The Brown School has no deadline for completing federal financial aid applications. FAFSA’s deadline fluctuates each year, but typically it must be completed about two weeks before the end of the fall semester. We encourage students to complete their financial aid application as soon as it is available.
FAFSA requires about 2-3 weeks to process before we can access your results. Once the results are received, the Brown School requires 4-6 weeks to process and complete your financial aid package. New students must submit their intent to enroll in order for our office to process and distribute your aid package.
International students are eligible for Brown School scholarships upon admission. However, federal guidelines state that only U.S. citizens and eligible noncitizens are eligible for federal financial aid such as loans and work-study. Further details regarding eligibility are available online here.
Students admitted into a full-time program must maintain full-time status (9 or more credits per semester) to remain eligible for their scholarship. A student must be enrolled in at least 4.5 credits in order to be eligible for federal financial aid.
Accepting and utilizing scholarships and financial aid
After you have received your financial aid package, you may use your WashU key to log into NetPartner. From there, you may accept, decrease, or decline your award as you wish.
All Brown School scholarships are awarded at the time of admission and are “flat dollar” awards that are allocated evenly across all semesters of a student’s program.
Dual-degree students who are awarded both an MSW and MPH scholarship will see their funds disbursed over six semesters, with the MSW scholarship evenly applied to the three MSW semesters and the MPH scholarship evenly applied to the three MPH semesters. Scholarships for Advanced Standing MSW students will be divided over two or three semesters – Fall and Spring of the first academic year, then Fall of the second academic year, if needed.
Scholarships and financial aid will be credited to your account 10 days prior to the start of classes, as required by financial aid regulations. You must be registered for sufficient class hours to be considered eligible for aid and receive the funds in your university account.
If all your federal required documents are completed on the Federal Student Aid website (i.e. master promissory note, loan entrance counseling, etc.), you can expect your refund within 5-7 days after the initial loan disbursement.
We strongly encourage students to set up direct deposit (eRefund) within Workday to receive their refund. If a student does not set up direct deposit, refund checks may be issued for pick up in-person from a designated location or mailed to the address on file.
If a Federal Title IV aid recipient withdraws from school before the end of the academic semester, WashU must refund (send loan funds back to the lender) the unearned (amount of time in the academic semester that the student did not attend) amount of Title IV funds. Unearned Title IV funds will be returned to the Title IV program. Students will be responsible for any disbursed but unearned portion of their Title IV fund.